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and for all the time that the obama administration's been saying, oh, syria is not libya. guess what, now they say syria is yemen. now we have indeference to the russians -- >> the president needs to resign or step down. have the vice president take over. >> good luck with that. it truly is in this case, syria and yemen. and bashar al assad and his clan, 10% of the population are willing to take a hike. >> this man, for those of you who don't know, his father slaughtered 10,000 people in conservative estimates in 1982. so he comes from a tradition. it does not seem there is any limit to the number of people they are willing to kill. >> that's exactly right. basser al ashad's disadvantage is -- so many decades later, there's the internet, youtube. we see the pictures. the notion that this could go on 14 months with the videos, with the pictures, with the international community -- >> what about the rest of the arab world, saudi arabia, qatar has talked about funding to -- and maybe giving money for opposition forces to buy arms. where is the rest of the world on this. >> we
and for all the time that the obama administration's been saying, oh, syria is not libya. guess what, now they say syria is yemen. now we have indeference to the russians -- >> the president needs to resign or step down. have the vice president take over. >> good luck with that. it truly is in this case, syria and yemen. and bashar al assad and his clan, 10% of the population are willing to take a hike. >> this man, for those of you who don't know, his father slaughtered...
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before that, senior obama campaign advisor david axelrod. each has been working as though the entire campaign depends on what happens in next week's debate. the question is will it? we will talk about that in a moment. first, one indisputable truth, debates can make history. >> i have been -- >> september 26, 1960. the first televised presidential debate, signaling a new era where appearances matter more than ever and gaffes, however small, are magnified. >> the goals are the same for all americans. >> john f. kennedy, a young senator from massachusetts, facing off against vice president richard nixon, who is known to be a fierce debater. but on screen, kennedy looks cool and calm, while nixon looks uncomfortable, sweating profusely under the hot studio lights. nixon flounders under the glare of television for all four debates. kennedy goes on to win the election. in 1976, president gerald ford makes this blunder in his debate with georgia governor jimmy carter. >> there is no soviet domination of eastern europe and there never will be under
before that, senior obama campaign advisor david axelrod. each has been working as though the entire campaign depends on what happens in next week's debate. the question is will it? we will talk about that in a moment. first, one indisputable truth, debates can make history. >> i have been -- >> september 26, 1960. the first televised presidential debate, signaling a new era where appearances matter more than ever and gaffes, however small, are magnified. >> the goals are the...
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initially, house republicans wanted to scale it back, handing president obama a very big opening politically. >> now is not the time to double your interest rates on student loans. michelle and i, we've been in your shoes. we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago. americans now owe more on their student loans than they do on their credit cards. student loans. student loans. student loans. let's give those student loans directly to students. can i get an amen? >> amen! >> that as a campaign drum beat, mitt romney quickly said he fully supports extending the loan program and house republicans got on board. but the bill they passed today is paid for by eliminating preventative care funding in the health care reform act. house democrats wanted to tax oil companies. that's how they wanted to pay for it. some members, minority leader nancy pelosi and others, also calling the gop funding plan another attack on women. >> what the majority would do today with taking the funds here instead of taking it from special interests and closing corporate loopholes was to just pile o
initially, house republicans wanted to scale it back, handing president obama a very big opening politically. >> now is not the time to double your interest rates on student loans. michelle and i, we've been in your shoes. we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago. americans now owe more on their student loans than they do on their credit cards. student loans. student loans. student loans. let's give those student loans directly to students. can i get an amen?...
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mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. ♪ [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... ♪ ♪ ♪ that should do it. enjoy your new shower. [ door opens, closes ] >>> new chapter in the search for jimmy hoffa. police broke through concrete in michigan today. their findings ahead. in today'g environment. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth m
mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off...
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romney 49, obama 46. within the margin of error but before that first debate, the president was ahead in florida. now romney at least has pulled into a tie, maybe slightly ahead. here's to back it up, a tampa bay times/miami herald poll, a bigger romney lead. clearly, romney momentum. the obama campaign says it's not that big in florida but he's pulling up into at least a tie, maybe slightly ahead. that's not all. let's start out in the west. look at battleground state polls out here since the first debate. nevada on your left, colorado on your right. a dead heat in nevada, dead heat in colorado. romney's been doing well in the west holding his own. he's boosted his standing a bit since the first debate in the two battlegrounds out there. come over to the heartland, in the state of ohio, you see here, again, he was down a lot in wisconsin before the first presidential debate. that's paul ryan's home state. he's pulled into a statistical tie. this one's a bit more troublesome for the romney campaign. they
romney 49, obama 46. within the margin of error but before that first debate, the president was ahead in florida. now romney at least has pulled into a tie, maybe slightly ahead. here's to back it up, a tampa bay times/miami herald poll, a bigger romney lead. clearly, romney momentum. the obama campaign says it's not that big in florida but he's pulling up into at least a tie, maybe slightly ahead. that's not all. let's start out in the west. look at battleground state polls out here since the...
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>> number one, the obama campaign knows this is not mccain versus obama. this is more like bush v. gore. at this point. they could all break, but very competitive right now. what's the president concerned about? that you have lean blue. used to be traditional democratic strongholds. what is governor romney concerned about? number one, the president hopes to make a run here. arizona. john mccain carried it last time, 11 electoral votes. we're keeping it leaning red for now. he has to watch out there. it's harder. president obama only needs to get to 270, 23 electoral votes. if nothing else on the map changed, all he would have to do is win the state of florida and he'sed next president. meaning four more years. governor romney has a harder challenge. he has to win florida and probably ohio. if he does that you have a competitive race. here's what's very interesting, ohio and florida, they tend to decide presidential elections. if romney can pick up those states, the smaller ones, the colorado, nevada, iowa. imagine iowa and new hampshire where we began the campaign, they could settl
>> number one, the obama campaign knows this is not mccain versus obama. this is more like bush v. gore. at this point. they could all break, but very competitive right now. what's the president concerned about? that you have lean blue. used to be traditional democratic strongholds. what is governor romney concerned about? number one, the president hopes to make a run here. arizona. john mccain carried it last time, 11 electoral votes. we're keeping it leaning red for now. he has to watch...
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we stopped by both romney and obama campaign offices today here. i will tell you this, to back up david's point. when i was here at this point four years ago, it was crystal clear and this is a republican part of the state, that john mccain was going to lose, that senator obama was going to carry ohio, and the winner of ohio almost always wins the white house. that is a big open question this time and today, this is just one stop, today, though, anecdotally, there's more energy, more passion, they're working harder at the republican offices because they think they can surprise us on election day and make up that gap. to be clear, the obama campaign has had a lot of time and a lot of money because he didn't have a primary challenge. so this is going to be a test of whether the president spent his money wisely when the republicans were fighting amongst themselves on a turnout operation, but this final weekend in ohio, feels a whole lot different than the final weekend four years ago. >> john, david, gloria, appreciate it. thanks very much. >>> there'
we stopped by both romney and obama campaign offices today here. i will tell you this, to back up david's point. when i was here at this point four years ago, it was crystal clear and this is a republican part of the state, that john mccain was going to lose, that senator obama was going to carry ohio, and the winner of ohio almost always wins the white house. that is a big open question this time and today, this is just one stop, today, though, anecdotally, there's more energy, more passion,...
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take a look. >> i'm barack obama. i approved this message. >> i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> in swing states across the country, air waves have been dominated by presidential campaign ads in these last days leading up to the election. new ads are out nearly every day. >> i will keep america strong. >> with both campaigns hitting their message hard. >> mitt romney's not the solution. he's the problem. >> drastically different messages but with some notable similarities. the "new york times" the campaign media analysis group at kantar media studied 119 presidential campaign ads that aired nearly 180,000 times in october. looking for similarities in images, themes and props. >> the campaigns have a tremendous number of ads in rotation and there's a special focus on women voters. >> 13% of the ads from both campaigns featured the voices of women. mitt romney's campaign tries to show he understands women's issues in this ad. >> he totally gets working women. >> while president barack obama's campaign ad wa
take a look. >> i'm barack obama. i approved this message. >> i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> in swing states across the country, air waves have been dominated by presidential campaign ads in these last days leading up to the election. new ads are out nearly every day. >> i will keep america strong. >> with both campaigns hitting their message hard. >> mitt romney's not the solution. he's the problem. >> drastically different messages...
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president obama will find himself in the same box. every candidate does. there's no question, candidates sometimes don't want to talk about what we in the news media talk about. this all reminds me, soledad, back in the 1992 campaign when a woman named gennifer flowers came forward to challenge then governor clinton, to raise questions about governor clinton. a guy named george stephanopoulos said specificity is the character issue in this campaign. bill clinton was saying he had the more detailed plan on the economy. if you go to romney's website on most issues he has more details than many of the candidates i have covered in presidential races for some time. now, clearly, this morning, he was ill served by secretary gutierrez, his press secretary, on the plane the other day, did not do a good job representing the governor. if you don't want to answer the question, don't go back there. that's campaign 101. >> are theys no doing a good job in terms they're just not dodging well or there's no answer to give i guess is the question? >> on some issues, bob sc
president obama will find himself in the same box. every candidate does. there's no question, candidates sometimes don't want to talk about what we in the news media talk about. this all reminds me, soledad, back in the 1992 campaign when a woman named gennifer flowers came forward to challenge then governor clinton, to raise questions about governor clinton. a guy named george stephanopoulos said specificity is the character issue in this campaign. bill clinton was saying he had the more...
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. >> just a short time ago we got even more insight into president obama's thought process. robin roberts asked the president if he discussed the issue of same-sex marriage with first lady, michelle obama. he said they have talked about it over the years and she feels the same way he does. watch. >> in the end, the values that i care most deeply about and she cares most deeply about is how we treat other people. we're both practicing christians and obviously this position may be considered to put us at odds with the views of others, but, you know, when we think about our faith, the thing at root that we think about is not only christ sacrificing himself on our behalf, but it's also the golden rule. treat others the way you want to be treated. >> the most recent gallup poll says 50% of americans say it should be legal and 48% say no. half the country supports same-sex marriage and tonight that half includes the president of the united states. joining me now, democratic strategist paul bagalla, evan wilson, chief white house correspondent, jessica yellen and cnn contributor, a
. >> just a short time ago we got even more insight into president obama's thought process. robin roberts asked the president if he discussed the issue of same-sex marriage with first lady, michelle obama. he said they have talked about it over the years and she feels the same way he does. watch. >> in the end, the values that i care most deeply about and she cares most deeply about is how we treat other people. we're both practicing christians and obviously this position may be...
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obama had given birth to a son. a simple announcement that has become part of a complex web of conspiracy theories. with one question looming above all others. >> i was born in hawaii. >> was president obama born in the united states? the answer, yes. >> have you seen barack obama's original birth certificate? >> yes. >> the doctor is former director of the hawaii department of health. and a devoted republican. until now, she had not talked on camera about this topic. as a republican member of the last republican governor of hawaii do you have any doubt he was born in the united states? >> absolutely not. i have no doubt. >> the doctor was asked by the governor's press secretary to make a statement about the obama birth certificate controversy. under hawaii law, a public official can look at someone else's certificate if there is a "direct and tangible interest. she felt she had the interest because of the statement she had to make. so she found the original birth certificate stored in a vault in the department of h
obama had given birth to a son. a simple announcement that has become part of a complex web of conspiracy theories. with one question looming above all others. >> i was born in hawaii. >> was president obama born in the united states? the answer, yes. >> have you seen barack obama's original birth certificate? >> yes. >> the doctor is former director of the hawaii department of health. and a devoted republican. until now, she had not talked on camera about this...
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historic words from president obama in support of same-sex marriage. today, as you know in, an abc interview with "good morning america's" robin roberts the president did not mince words. he didn't say there's work to be done or his position is evolving as he said so often before. he said in no uncertain terms he believes same-sex marriage should be legal. >> at a certain point i've just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> supporters of same-sex marriage have long pressed for the president to say just those words. but for the past two years, he and the white house would only go so far as to categorize his position on same-sex marriage as one that was in the process of evolving. >> whether gays and lesbians should be able to get married, i've spoken about this recently, as i've said. my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. >> you've said your position is evolving. you said you're struggling with it. what more do you n
historic words from president obama in support of same-sex marriage. today, as you know in, an abc interview with "good morning america's" robin roberts the president did not mince words. he didn't say there's work to be done or his position is evolving as he said so often before. he said in no uncertain terms he believes same-sex marriage should be legal. >> at a certain point i've just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think...
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president obama spoke as well. saying we as a nation are simply not doing enough to keep our children safe. he promised to work to put an end to future tragedies like this one. we'll play you his call for action shortly. but we don't want to focus on the killer. for the last several days we haven't said his name and i don't want history to remember him. we and the people here want history to remember the teachers and the children and those whose lives have been so unfortunately taken. people with hopes and with dreams and with stories. even though 20 of those stories had only just begun. we're learning more about their lives from parents and from friends and local and national papers and from local blogs. if you remember after the shooting in aurora there was a vigil in aurora, colorado and every time somebody's name was read, one of the victim's name was read, the crowd said back we will remember. and so with that in mind tonight, i thought we'd take a few moments to read you the names of each and every fallen chi
president obama spoke as well. saying we as a nation are simply not doing enough to keep our children safe. he promised to work to put an end to future tragedies like this one. we'll play you his call for action shortly. but we don't want to focus on the killer. for the last several days we haven't said his name and i don't want history to remember him. we and the people here want history to remember the teachers and the children and those whose lives have been so unfortunately taken. people...
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president obama pivots on same-sex marriage. will this change america's mind? >> i feel very strongly that marriage is between a man and a woman. >> this is great. i mean
president obama pivots on same-sex marriage. will this change america's mind? >> i feel very strongly that marriage is between a man and a woman. >> this is great. i mean
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president obama met with victim's families and spoke at the service. we want to play you more of what he said tonight with sincere hope that his words came as some small measure of comfort tonight. >> this is our first task, caring for our children. it's our first job. if we don't get that right, we don't get anything right. that's how, as a society, we will be judged. and by that measure, can we truly say as a nation that we're meeting our obgations? can we honestly say that we're doing enough to keep our children, all of them safe from harm? >> i've been reflecting on this the last few days, if we're honest with ourselves, the answer is no. we're not doing enough. and we will have to change. since i've been president, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. fourth time we've hugged survivors. fourth time we've consoled the families of victims. and in between there have been a series of shootings, daily reports of victims, many of them children, in small towns and big cities all acros
president obama met with victim's families and spoke at the service. we want to play you more of what he said tonight with sincere hope that his words came as some small measure of comfort tonight. >> this is our first task, caring for our children. it's our first job. if we don't get that right, we don't get anything right. that's how, as a society, we will be judged. and by that measure, can we truly say as a nation that we're meeting our obgations? can we honestly say that we're doing...
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now, the real question should go to president obama. he's the one that's come full triangle on this when he was thinking -- just a second. >> wait, are you saying he flip-flopped, though? because it seemed like earlier in the week he wasn't -- or at least according to his spokesperson, he wasn't thinking it was a tax. >> what governor romney said clearly is that he agrees with the dissent but like it or not the supreme court has ruled. that's the final rule. but it will come down to the voters in november as to the court of public opinion. but as i said, it's very important also to look at where president obama has stood on this. while seeking passage, he promised the american people repeatedly this was not a tax. yet he sends his attorney to the supreme court arguing that it was a tax. now he's saying it is not a tax. so he's the one that's come full triangle on this issue. >> it's one thing when it's coming from democrats. the fact they're coming from conservatives and extremely prom negligent conservatives, how much trouble does this
now, the real question should go to president obama. he's the one that's come full triangle on this when he was thinking -- just a second. >> wait, are you saying he flip-flopped, though? because it seemed like earlier in the week he wasn't -- or at least according to his spokesperson, he wasn't thinking it was a tax. >> what governor romney said clearly is that he agrees with the dissent but like it or not the supreme court has ruled. that's the final rule. but it will come down to...